Summary I’ve mostly had a great time with my recent self-assigned mission to replay the Ninja Gaiden trilogyin the wake of the fourth game’s long-awaited reveal. Ninja Gaiden 2 isone of my all-time favourite character action gamesand one that I don’t need an excuse to dive back into, whilerevisiting Ninja Gaiden Black after a few years finally made me appreciate it moreand understand why some prefer it over the bombastic sequel....
Summary Part of the beauty of the modern gaming experience is the fact that gamers have access to a seemingly infinite number of games at any given moment.Long gone are the days of having to rent titles at a video storeor stand in line at a big box retailer. With a few simple button presses, you can be on your way to playing the latest title without ever breaking a sweat....
ThePokemon Companyhas made it clear time and time again in recent years that, when it comes to video games, the brand’s future goes further than home consoles. While mainline titles are still going to launch exclusively forNintendohardware, spin-offs likeGO,Unite,Masters,Pocket, and the newly announced Champions are all available on smartphones. But when it comes to Champions, it will follow in the footsteps of Unite as it arrives on both consoles and smartphones, with development being overseen by Game Freak itself while the team over at newly formed Pokemon Works will be piecing the game together....
Summary Pokemonrevealed it was addinga five-foot-tall Gardevoir to its life-size plush collectionlast month. That reveal caused quite a stir for some Pokemon fans. Not me though, why is everyone looking at me like that? The giant Gardevoir was very briefly exclusive to Japan but is already available in the US and elsewhere. The bad news is it costs a heck of a lot more stateside than it does in Pokemon’s home country....
Pokemon TCG Pockethas an established meta, but that meta differs at different levels of play.Gyarados exwas considered the best deck in formal competition, but I didn’t see any in random matches. There,Celebi exreigned supreme. Since the release of Space-Time Smackdown however, we’ve seen everything shaken up.Darkrai exemerged as an early favourite, before Magnezone was paired with every monster under the sun to get where we are today. But among all the gods of time and space emerges one creature of pure chaos....
CES 2025 kicked off in Las Vegaslast week and, as always, it is filled with cool, extravagant, and useless tech. Some of my favorites include a pen that automatically transcribes your writing to your smartphone, a Roomba that uses a little arm to pick up socks and move them out of its way, and a spoon that shocks your tongue to make food taste saltier. I know what you’re thinking: how did we ever live without these remarkable innovations?...
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and thePlayStationhouse style is beginning to seem a lot like a hammer.Housemarque, whichunveiled its new game Saros during this week’s State of Play, is the latest studio to inadvertently become the nail. Sony Makes Games In One Genre Now Those were my slightly unfair thoughts upon seeing the upcoming third-person shooter, which is slated for a 2026 launch. I say that my thoughts wereslightlyunfair because all we got wasa CGI trailer— which can’t tell you much about what the actual game will look and feel like in action — plus 40-ish seconds of the game’s creative director, Gregory Louden, discussing the team’s vision for Saros....
Split Fictionlooks incredible. Considering the track record of developer Hazelight and the quality of games likeBrothers: A Tale of Two SonsandIt Takes Two, this is no surprise. I wasn’t the biggest fan ofA Way Out, but even then, I can appreciate its relentless approach to creativity. Its next project will follow contrasting writers Mio and Zoe, whose imaginations are being used for resources by a mysterious organisation. One is into science fiction, while the other delves deep into fantasy, creating a natural divide for level design and gameplay mechanics to base themselves upon....
SinceSplit Fiction’s release earlier this month, countless reviews and articles have cited it as a game that’s unequivocally against the use ofAIto replace artists. The game portrays two young writers who show up at Rader Publishing after being promised a publishing deal, but end up instead hooked up to a machine that simulates their stories and steals their ideas. Josef Fares Isn’t Even Anti-AI You can see the metaphor here – Hazelight head Josef Fares himself hastold Inversethat the machine is connected to generative AI, though he does also caveat that, “At the end of the day, it all goes down to the vision and then the passion, and if AI becomes a great tool or not, it’s only going to hopefully help us make even better games....
Summary At this point, it’s no secret thatNintendois an extremely litigious company. In the past,we’ve seen Nintendo go after a pair of individuals over modded hardware, including the moderator of a Switch-based piracy subreddit. And, of course,there’s the ongoing dispute between Palworld and Nintendo over patent infringement. However, while Nintendo has a reputation for only pursuing cases that it can win, it appears that the company has been bested in court....
Dynasty Warriors: Originshas a huge arsenal of attacks. With ten different weapons, a massive list of Battle Arts, and of course devastating Musou Attacks, there’s a technique for every conceivable situation. One thing that really separates beginners from pros in DWO, though, is learning to effectively use the basic attack combos for each weapon. Even just mastering one or two from your preferred armaments makes a huge difference. These combos in particular are great for clearing hordes and battling officers, so be sure to practice using them....
Summary Foranimefans, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to watch an awesome romance anime with your favorite person in the world. During these cold winter months, curling up on the couch and focusing on an adorable romance is the perfect activity for couples. There are so many different types of romance, including comedy, fantasy, drama, and more. There are short ones that last only twelve episodes and are perfect for a night, or ones that are multiple seasons and will take a while to watch....
Kaiserpunkis designed to reward smart, efficient city planning. Since resources need to be transported to and from Depots, or straight from one production building to another via Direct Links, you may increase your productivity by cutting down on the number and distance of the trips your transport trucks have to make. It can pay to space out your districts, giving them room to grow as distinct entities; alternately, you can group them together with interconnecting Depots so that they all function as a network....
